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Lieut Robert Rhodes

Birth	:	unknown
Death	:	10 Sep 1863
Burial	:	Dale Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7700005, -92.8574982
Inscription	:	Government issued marker: ROBERT RHODES RHODE ISLAND ACTG MASTER'S MATE U.S. NAVY SEPT. 8, 1863 *************** Family marker: LIEUT. ROBERT RHODES, U.S.N. Son of RICHARD U. & LOUISA RHODES
Description	:	RHODES, Robert, naval officer, was born in Warwick, R.I., Apr. 12, 1840, son of Richard W. Rhodes. When sixteen years of age he entered the merchant marine service, and was engaged in trade with the eastern coast of Africa, and subsequently, in the employ of Amos D. Smith, he visited various parts of the Mediterranean and South America. Soon after the commencement of the civil war he joined the 1st Rhode Island regiment, under Col. Burnside, and was a participant in the early fortunes of that regiment. He received an appointment of acting master's mate, and was attached to the... Read More	RHODES, Robert, naval officer, was born in Warwick, R.I., Apr. 12, 1840, son of Richard W. Rhodes. When sixteen years of age he entered the merchant marine service, and was engaged in trade with the eastern coast of Africa, and subsequently, in the employ of Amos D. Smith, he visited various parts of the Mediterranean and South America. Soon after the commencement of the civil war he joined the 1st Rhode Island regiment, under Col. Burnside, and was a participant in the early fortunes of that regiment. He received an appointment of acting master's mate, and was attached to the bark Fernandina, on the blockading station off Wilmington. N.C., and not long after was ordered to the gunboat Clifton, and joined the west gulf squadron, under Adm. Farragut. He was on active duty during the exciting scenes which finally terminated in the occupancy of New Orleans by the Federal troops under the command of Gen. Butler. The Clifton proceeded up the river and was actively engaged in the bombardment of Vicksburg, and came very near being completely destroyed by the shot of the enemy. Having been repaired, she was ordered to the coast of Texas, where she was almost constantly engaged with the Confederate forces. The following spring, 1863, the Clifton was employed to transfer a portion of Gen. Banks' army from Berwick to Franklyn in Louisiana. Although, while thus engaged and in subsequent adventures, the gunboat was often in most imminent peril, she managed to escape, and Lieut. Rhodes met with no serious casualty until Sept. 8, 1863. A fleet of vessels, consisting of twenty-three gunboats and transports, was advancing toward Sabine Pass. The Clifton took the lead, and had come within three hundred yards of a Confederate battery, which she was to silence, when she rail aground. A thirty-two-pound shot struck Lieut. Rhodes, nearly carrying away one of his legs, and he died at nine o'clock that evening. (from "The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume 3"; pub. by James T. White & Co., New York, 1898)

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Lieut Robert Rhodes's memorial is located at: Dale Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, USA.
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Lieut Robert Rhodes death on 10 Sep 1863 in
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Latitude: 40.7700005
Longitude: -92.8574982

Family Members:

Parent

Richard Utter Rhodes

(1812 - 1882)

Louisa Battey Rhodes

(1808 - 1888)

Siblings

Frank Clinton Rhodes

(unknow - 1871)

Maj William Battey Rhodes

(1834 - 1907)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 40.7700005, -92.8574982

2. Forbush Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7719619, -92.8779034

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7. Sharon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7361660, -92.8102240

8. Baker Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7470000, -92.9310000

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Coordinate: 40.7100000, -92.9010000

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Coordinate: 40.7170000, -92.8000000

12. Elgin Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7947006, -92.9452972

13. Denny Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8278008, -92.7983017

14. Mount Ararat Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7400017, -92.7686005

15. Zimmer Cemetery
Walnut City, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8166705, -92.9338682

16. Riggs Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7611100, -92.7583300

17. Highland Cemetery
Mystic, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7817001, -92.9589005

18. Appanoose County Farm Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7333450, -92.9502010

19. New Hope Cemetery
Hiattsville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8492012, -92.8197021

20. Main Station Cemetery
Maine, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8562200, -92.8673500

21. Sharon Chapel Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6958000, -92.7920000

22. Felkner Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7386017, -92.9730988

23. Livengood Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7030983, -92.9449997

24. Shaeffer Cemetery
Walnut City, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8339005, -92.9494019